Blast Baseball - Android

Intro

Blast Baseball, the industry’s most accurate swing analyzer, is now the Official Bat Sensor Technology of Major League Baseball®*. Simply attach the sensor to the knob of any bat and start swinging. Information is automatically captured and sent to your smart phone, tablet, or Apple Watch** in the form of easy to understand metrics. In-app training videos provide you with tips, drills, and actionable insights to help you improve your swing. Blast’s patented Smart Video Capture™ technology automatically analyzes and clips your video to create a series of video highlights synced with your metrics, allowing you or your coach to visually identify your strengths and areas for improvement. Blast Baseball will help you become a stronger, more efficient, and overall better hitter.

The Blast sensor easily and securely attaches to knob of nearly any regulation bat.

In-app training videos provide you with tips, drills, and actionable insights to help you improve.

Smart Video Capture™ automatically analyzes and clips your video to create a series of video highlights synced with your metrics.

The app tracks your metrics and helps you identify trends.

The sensor stores your actions in offline mode when your mobile phone is out of range.

What’s in the Box

Blast Baseball Sensor (Swing Analyzer)

Clear Baseball Bat Attachment

Wireless Charger and Charger Cable

App Download (Free in Google Play)

The Basics

Congratulations on the purchase of Blast Baseball. The package includes: Blast Motion Sensor, Clear Baseball Bat Attachment, Blast Charging Pad, Micro-USB cable for charging pad, and the Get Started guide. The basic features information for understanding the sensor and how it operates.

Sensor

The Blast precision motion sensor is extremely intelligent. The sensor will start to work after the activation is completed in the app. When the sensor is active it will flash.

Turning sensor on or off

The sensor doesn’t have an On/Off switch. The sensor automatically conserves power when it is not in use.

Standby Mode – occurs when the sensor is motionless for 30 seconds. The LED will start blinking again with a light touch.

Sleep Mode – occurs when the sensor is motionless for over one minute.

On Mode – to wake the sensor, hold the bat with the sensor pointing to the ground for two seconds, and then point the sensor towards the sky. The LED will then resume blinking.

The flashing LED of the sensor

The sensor displays different colors to communicate different messages.

Green LED – The sensor is awake, charged and ready to capture a metric.

Amber LED – The sensor is awake, charged and ready to capture a metric.

Red LED – The sensor battery is low and should be charged.

No LED – When sensor stops blinking it is in a standby mode or sleep mode.

How to charge your sensor

Take the sensor and charger out of the package.

Connect the wireless charger to the micro-USB cable.

Plug USB cable into a USB outlet.

Place the sensor in the center of the wireless charger where the logo is located with logo facing up on the sensor.

It takes 60 minutes to fully charge the sensor.

A green indicator light shows that the sensor is fully charged.

The sensor battery can last for seven days in standby, but battery life differs based on usage.

The three different modes of the sensor

The highly accurate advanced 3D motion capture sensor works in three different modes while it captures, analyzes and displays your actions.

Offline Mode – The sensor has the intelligence to work without the app. Blast Sensor will remember the last connected bat. The Sensor will retain all of your actions until connected back to your app to upload your metrics.

Online Mode – The sensor is connected to the app and the metrics are displayed in real-time.

Video Mode – Using the Smart Video Capture feature allows you to record your action and create the video of your highlighted actions which are stored in the app.

Turn Bluetooth on for Android

On your Android, tap the menu button and select Systems settings.

Locate the Bluetooth symbol on the setting screen.

Change the Setting to “On”. Do so by clicking to the right of “Off.”

Close out of Bluetooth.

Check the top of your home screen for the Bluetooth icon. This indicates that Bluetooth is active.

Please note that the sensor only connects in the app only. The sensor will not connect in the Bluetooth setting.

How to install Blast Baseball

Your Android mobile device goes to Google Play.

To find and install Blast Baseball for Android

On your Android phone open Play Store.

Tap the Search icon.

Enter Blast Baseball in the search results to go to the app page.

Select Blast Baseball in the search results to go the app page.

Follow the standard installation procedure for Android.

Create New Account or Sign in

Once the app is downloaded it opens up the login screen. The available options of logging into the app or creating a new account are shown on the page.

Create New Account

Open the Blast Baseball

Tap on “GET STARTED” button

Fill in your Full Name, E-Mail, Confirm E-mail, and Password. To proceed to next screen select on “Create Account” button.

Password must be 8 characters long and include characters and a number

The welcome screen displays three options for completing the registration process.

Basic Details

Register Sensor

Add Bat

If you don’t want to complete the registration, hit the skip option on the top right of the screen. This process will need to be completed at a later time to use the sensor.

A check mark will be displayed next to Basic Details on the welcome screen. Select on Register Sensor option. Scan the sensor using the screen circle to focus on the serial bar on the back of the sensor. If not able to scan, continue to bottom of the screen to type in the Serial (Top & Bottom) number on the back of the sensor. Hit done when this is complete. Face the Blast logo towards the ground for two seconds, face the Blast logo towards the sky for two seconds, and repeat until it is activated. When completed, a Sensor Connected message will appear.

A check mark will be displayed next to Basic Details and Register Sensor on the welcome screen. Select on Add New Bat option. Fill in the following information:

Brand

Model

Nickname

Length

Weight

Once the information is completed, tap on the “Add New Bat” button.

A video will play showing how to attach your sensor to your bat. Tap done or “Add another bat” button to finish.

Offline Mode

Make sure sensor is connected to the bat that will be used. Menu > My Bats > Tap on Bat.

Once battery level is verified and the correct bat is selected the app can be closed.

Take your first swing.

*** CONTACT WITH BASEBALL MUST BE MADE TO GET METRICS ***

Once your swings have been completed, connect your sensor back to the app. Tap on the menu icon with blue circle notification. Tap on the arrows circling around with the blue dot.

Select on the “UPLOAD” button. The records will Download Swings.

View the metrics records in the Progress.

Video Mode

Make sure the sensor is connected to Blast Baseball. If not, Select on Menu > Sensor > Tap on Sensor.

Make sure sensor is in attachment on Bat.

Go to the Dashboard screen or any screen that has the Smart Video Capture.

Tap on the circle record button.

Take your first swing.

*** CONTACT WITH BASEBALL MUST BE MADE TO GET METRICS ***

Tap on the red circle record button to finish.

Multiple swings can be recorded on one video. Therefore, video recordings do not have to be stopped between swings.

Videos can be viewed on Video Library icon. Once you have made contact you can view your metrics.

Progress

The Progress operates as the home screen for the app with shortcuts to connect the sensor and bats. On the top of the page, the graph metrics are shown. The app filters for the graph metrics by bat or day, week, month, year, and all-time. Below the graph, the number of swings and videos of the current metric are shown.

How to view different metric graphs

From the Progress screen swipe, right or left to view different metric graphs.

Tap the blue dots to indicate the metric of the graphs.

How to view metrics from graphs

From the Progress select on Day, Week, Month, Year, and All Time filter.

Find the metric graph of desired metric.

Tap on the dot on the graph of desired metric.

Tap on the action to see full metrics of swing.

How to filter metrics graphs

From the Progress select on Day, Week, Month, Year, and All Time filter.

Menu

Profile Menu

View profile is a feature that allows the customer to update Bio, Account, and Blast Connect.

Bio

The Bio contains options to add a photo and update your profile information of First Name, Last Name, and Gender.

How to setup Bio

From the Dashboard screen, tap on the Menu.

Tap on the View Profile

The page opens to the Bio.

Tap on the pencil icon in the top right of the screen.

Enter your password and tap on “VERIFY” button.

Select on the lines you want to edit and type the corresponding information.

Click on the check mark in the top right of the screen.

How to update Bio picture

From the Dashboard screen, tap on the Menu.

Tap on the View Profile

The page opens to the Bio.

Tap on the pencil icon in the top right of the screen.

Enter your password and tap on “VERIFY” button.

Tap on pencil icon next to the picture.

Choose from the option of Camera, File, or Delete

Camera – Take a picture.

File – Choose from one of your stored pictures.

Delete – Remove the current picture.

Click on the check mark in the top right of the screen.

How to set level of play

Tap on Menu.

Tap on profile / Silhouette.

Tap on bio tab.

Tap on edit icon (pencil).

Tap on level of play field.

Tap on the level of play.

Tap on the check mark to complete update.

Account

The Account contains option to view E-mail (Username) and Password. Update options to add Phone number and Zip Code.

How to setup Account

From the Dashboard screen, tap on the Menu.

Tap on the View Profile icon.

The page opens to the Bio. Select on the Account.

Tap on the pencil icon in the top right of the screen.

Enter your password and tap on “VERIFY” button.

Select on the lines you want to edit and type the corresponding information.

Click on the check mark in the top right of the screen.

Blast Connect

The Blast Connect is a stand-alone tool that provides insights and empowers your daily drive to get better. If a subscription has been purchased for this service the user can log in here.

How to sign in to Blast Connect

From the Dashboard screen tap on the Menu.

Tap on the View Profile icon.

The page opens to the Bio. Select on the Blast Connect.

Select on the E-mail and Password line to add the corresponding information.

Tap on the “Log in” button to process the information.

If you don’t have a Blast Connect Account, tap on the Learn More.

My Sensor

The sensor shows the available option to view current sensors and to add a new sensor.

How to connect sensor on dashboard screen

From the Progress screen, tap on the Menu.

Tap on the My Sensors

Select on the “Connect” button on current.

Shake the senor by facing the Blast logo towards the ground for two seconds, facing the Blast logo towards the sky for two seconds, and repeating until it is connected.

The listed sensor will now say “In Use” and connect will now say, “DISCONNECT” in the list.

How to add a sensor

From the Progress screen, tap on the Menu.

Tap on the MySensors

Select on the Plus sign icon on the Top right of the screen.

Scan the sensor using the screen circle to focus on the serial bar on the back of the sensor. If not able to scan, continue to bottom of the screen to type in the Serial (Top & Bottom) number on the back of the sensor. Once complete, hit done.

Face the Blast logo towards the ground for two seconds, face the Blast logo towards the sky for two seconds, and repeat until it is activated.

When completed, “Your sensor is connected” message will appear.

How to change sensor order

From the Progress screen, tap on the Menu.

Tap on the My Sensor

Press and hold on the sensor until menu icon shows to the left of the bat.

Continue to hold and drag to the order of choice.

Release hold once the bats are at the desired locations.

My Bats

The user creates a list of bats for the sensor. My Bats provides the detailed information for each bat to ensure the most accurate metric information is utilized. Necessary information needed to ensure accurate metric information is the Length and Weight of the bat.

How to add a bat

From the Progress screen, tap on the Menu.

Tap on the My Bats

Select on the Plus sign icon on the top right of the screen.

Tap on the corresponding lines to input the Bat Type, Bat Brand, Bat Model, Bat Nickname, Length, and Weight for each bat. Once the input line is finished a list of options can be scrolled through at the bottom of the page.

Not all bats are in the system. Please select the bat that is closest to your bat. The name of your bat can be added in the Nickname field.

When complete, tap on the check mark on the top right of the screen.

How to switch bat

From the Progress screen tap on the Menu.

Tap on the My Bats

Select on the bat by tapping on the circle to the right of bat.

How to delete bat

From the Progress screen, tap on the Menu.

Tap on the My Bats

Press and hold on the bat until a box shows to the right of the bat.

Tap on the box of the bat to delete.

Tap on garbage can icon to delete bat.

How to change bat order

From the Progress screen, tap on the Menu.

Tap on the My Bats

Press and hold on the bat until menu icon shows to the left of the bat.

Continue to hold and drag to the order of choice.

Release hold once the bats are at the desired locations.

Settings

The Settings provides important options for making app changes from Metric Settings, and Sounds.

Metric Settings

The metric at the top of the list below is your Key Metric. Your Key Metric will be displayed across all views. In the video replay view, only the four metrics at the top of the list will be available to view. All metrics are available for viewing within the Metrics and Swing Detail view. Metric Setting allows you to select the viewing options of the metrics from the viewing order.

How to arrange metrics

From the Progress screen, tap on the Menu.

Tap on the Setting

Tap on Metric Settings.

Tap and hold to drag the metric that you want to re-order.

Key Metric is at the top of the list. Top four will be available for video replay.

App Overview

FAQs

Tech Support

The links to Open Support Ticket, Call Help Desk, Reset Sensor, Clear and Reset Sensor, and Support Website are visible.

Legal

Provides information on Regulatory, Privacy Policy, and Terms of Use.

About

About is the copyright information about the Blast Baseball.

Key Features

See what new key features are available.

Launch Welcome Tour

Walk through a quick interactive overview of the app to learn how to get started with Blast.

Sign out

Logging out of the app closes out access to your profile. Tap the Logout button. Menu > Logout

Training Center

The Training Center helps you learn more about the metrics, watch videos, and gain actionable training insights on improving your swing. Training Drills, Pro Tips and Metrics are the main components of the Training Center.

Training Drill

The Training Drills are guided training tools to improve the overall swing. The default page of the training drills is selected to Drills, but the user may switch to control or power. Once this is done, select on the video drill you want to complete. There are two types of drills:

Drills

Youth Drills

How to do a Drill

From the Progress screen tap on Training Center

Tap on training Drills.

Select on a drill that has a standard drill icon.

The video will play and a quick summary of the drill will be displayed below the video.

How to select Youth Drills

From the Progress screen, select on Training Center.

Tap on Training Center.

Tap on Youth Drills.

Select on a drill.

How to select on Workout & Practices

From the Progress screen, select on Training Center.

Tap on Workout & Practices.

Only available when logged into Blast Connect account.

Must have data connection available.

How to complete a Interactive Drill

From the Progress screen, tap on Training Center

Tap on training Drills.

Select on a drill that has an Interactive drill icon.

The video will play and a quick summary of the drill will be displayed below the video.

Clipboard icon on the top right of screen shows the layout of the drill that will be run.

When ready to start the Drill tap “Start Drill Now” button.

The app will ask you to choose your skill level:

Little League

Senior League

High School

College/Pro

The appropriate drill page will initiate and the drill will start.

When you have completed your swings, tap on the “Finish Drill” button to get the report.

Bats: Shows how many swings have been taken out of the suggested twenty swings.

Stopwatch: A timer of how long the drill has lasted.

Metric: The readout of the last swing.

Metric Circle Graph: The bar view of where the last swing ranges in blue.

Metric Goal: The skill level goal will show at the bottom of the metric circle.

Sound: Every contact swing will give audio feedback sound for when you miss or make the selected goal. Also a feedback sound for when you hit twenty swings.

How do you get a progress report

The report provides a quick summary of your performance after completing an interactive drill. It displays the number of swings, the swings in your goal range, the duration of the drill and an interactive graph showing all the swings. Below the graph will depict the high, average, and low metrics of the drill. To zoom in, you can pinch the graph to view metrics and tap on the circle to metrics. At the bottom of the page, additional drill recommendations will be provided.

Note: Metrics captured by swings in Interactive Drills will not be combined with your overall sensor metrics.

Pro Tips

The Pro Tips for improving overall performance. Here you can select on the video drill you want to complete. If a standard drill is selected, the video will play and a quick summary of the drill will be displayed below the video.

Metrics

The Metrics provides the metric definitions and explanations. Select on definitions to see video options. The metrics are:

Bat Speed

Attack Angle

Time to Contact

Peak Hand Speed

Blast Factor

On Plane

Power

Peak Bat Speed

Body Rotation

Vertical Bat Angle

Each metric is broken down into three videos. The videos explain what the metric is, why the metric is important, and what your metric should be. To view the video on your device you must have a data connection.

Smart Video Capture

The Smart Video Capture feature allows you to record, play, and share video of your swings along with the metrics. Blast Baseball automatically trims and assigns the video to the appropriate event, which creates the fun highlight video. Thus, the app allows you to take a video and will create a separate highlight video from each swing. The videos can be found in sessions. To view the videos, tap the play icon. The replay of the video shows the buildup of metrics during the video. When viewing videos, you have the option to hide metrics. You can also share your clips with others without metrics showing. To share videos, tap the share button and select how you would like to share (Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo, Messages, and Email are supported for video sharing).

How to turn adaptive slow mo (on supported devices)

How to change metric or hide metrics on video

From the Progress screen select on Video Library.

Select on Day, Week, Month, or Year.

Tap on selected video to open.

Tap on the option

Select on Hide Metrics or 4-Up, 3-Up, 2-Up, 1-Up.

Dashboard

The Dashboard screen gives viewing options of the metrics. The Dashboard shows the last metric. You can swipe from right to left to view older actions and left to right to go back. Dashboard screen is also used to set the viewing layout option for all the metrics. The metrics can be viewed between 1 up – 6 up with training layout options.

How to set PCR (Plane – Connection – Rotation)

From the Progress screen, select on Dashboard.

Tap on the current layout / training option.

Plane – Connection – Rotation

Swing Quality Graph

Plane Training

Connection Training

Rotation Training

Tap on Training.

Tap on the circle to select the Training layout option.

How to set Training

From the Progress screen, select on Dashboard.

Tap on the current layout / training option

Plane – Connection – Rotation

Swing Quality Graph

Plane Training

Connection Training

Rotation Training

Tap on Training.

Tap on the circle to select the Training layout option.

How to set Layout

From the Progress screen, select on Dashboard.

Tap on the current layout / training option

Circle

Line Graph

1-Up Graph

1-Up

2-Up

3-Up

4-Up

5-Up

6-Up

Tap on Layout.

Tap on the circle to select the Layout layout.

How to turn on Smart Feedback

Smart Feedback: Get audible voice announcements of your metrics while you practice so you can keep your eye on the ball, not your phone. In Dashboard mode, tap the options in the upper right and tap Smart Feedback to enable/disable this feature.

From theProgress screen select on Dashboard.

Tap on options icon on top right of screen.

Turn on Smart Feedback by tapping and showing check mark.

Select on Smart Feedback again to turn off.

Dashboard

How to turn on Swing Chime

From the Progress screen, select on Dashboard.

Tap on options icon on top right of screen.

Turn on Swing Chime by tapping and showing check mark.

Select on Swing Chime again to turn off.

How to delete an swing in Dashboard

From the Progress screen, select on Dashboard.

Tap on total swings.

Select on a swing

Tap on Option.

Select on Delete.

Tap on Ok to “Are you sure you want to delete this swing?”

How to delete multiple swing in Dashboard

From the Progress screen, select on Dashboard.

Tap on total swings.

Press and hold to select swing by showing blue check mark.

Tap on other swings to delete. The blue check mark will be visible on each swing to be deleted.

Tap on the garbage icon to delete.

Tap on Ok to “Are you sure you want to delete this swing?”

Video Library

The Video Library shows a series of videos together. The library can be viewed by day, week, month, or year. The videos can also be filtered by All Videos, On My Device, and Blast Connect. You can also take another video using the Smart Video Capture button on the bottom center.

How to understand the video icons

On My Device videos shows no icon in the bottom left.

Blast Connect videos shows cloud icon in the bottom left.

Must have a data connection to view video.

A video with a cloud with a check mark in the bottom left was sent to Blast Connect. This video is on both the device and Blast Connect.

How to view a video

From the Progress screen, select on Video Library.

Select on Day, Week, Month, and Year filter.

Tap on video.

How to view filter video options

From the Progress screen, select on Video Library.

Select on Day, Week, Month, and Year filter.

Tap on the filter icon in the top right.

Select on the options to view (All Videos, On My Device, and Blast Connect).